As previously predicted by me, I stated the Broncos would not select at the 12th spot in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

I did say I liked Ryan Clady but believed he would be a top 10 pick. And so did a lot of people. But, there he sat when the Broncos were on the clock with the 12th pick of the opening round.

Not only did the Broncos snag him with its first pick, Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan named Clady as the new starting left tackle on the team’s offensive line.

I like the pick, but I don’t love having a rookie starting at offensive left tackle. The game changes real quick from the college game to the pro-game. The speed doesn’t even compare in college football. He will see defensive ends with strength and speed he never saw in college once he gets his first start in Denver.

It’s a whole new ball game for Clady. He will certainly come around, though it won’t happen overnight. Jay Cutler could have a tough season, being the left tackle protects his blind side. Again, I noted Clady as a pick I would have liked the Broncos to draft. They did. They also need to find an immediate impact player.

That offensive line lacks depth. With Ben Hamilton and Tom Nalen returning from injuries, I would think they would stockpile the o-line before stockpiling receivers. Especially with receivers like Keary Colbert and Sammie Parker. Neither one of those guys have produced at all in their NFL careers.

Who willbe the starter after week five or six? Don’t kid yourself if you think either Young or Henry can stay healthy.

Right now, I’m about as concerned about the future of the Denver Broncos as most people are about global warming.

They don’t have a tested left tackle, a quality running back, a true number one wide receiver, they lack depth on the offensive and defensive lines plus they just invested a lot of stock in a defensive lineman that has HUGE injury issues.

Dwayne Robertson who was recently acquired via a trade for a conditional 2009 draft pick, failed his physical by Broncos team doctors.

Evidently, Mike Shanahan put more stock in the fact Robertson has played the last two seasons, even with having bad knees. I wouldn’t mess with bad knees. Especially being over 300 pounds.

They also don’t have a quality middle linebacker. So, they will still be very vulnerable to the run play right up the middle.

Here’s a shocker. I was a big advocate of the Broncos getting rid of middle linebacker Al Wilson. He had injury problems and had an arm wrapped up with a club of a cast on his arm. He couldn’t wrap on a tackle and got burned because he was playing with one arm, then he got hurt and teams are shying away from him due to his neck injury.

John Lynch? He had a neck injury and Tampa Bay saw him as expendable. And the Broncos snagged him onto their roster. I think they should take a chance on one of their own â bring back Wilson.

His leadership and play making ability is something the Broncos lack on that linebacking corp.